nochcroc2011's Podcast

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-We played new shit from MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, JOHN GARCIA, PROJECT ARCADIA, DECAPITATED, INFINIKA, WOVENWAR, and more;
-I scoffed at the very real fact that ex-MEGADETH members are now forming supergroups of their own and covering oldschool METALLICA songs (in your face, Dave!);
-We took a gander at the first samples from KISS' new tv show on the AMC about their football team, and how delusional Paul and Gene are acting about the project;
-I threw in my two cents about the DEEP PURPLE drama and take a few jabs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for turning into a particularly overhyped reality show;
-I weigh in on AC/DC's return to the scene;
-I chat about Scott Ian's upcoming stand-up-comic DVD for his (Swearing) Words Tour;

-We played new shit from WOLF, HALCYON WAY, FLYLEAF, SATURN, BLACK TRIP, and more;
-We applauded the fact that Mr. Ace Frehley is finally planting his fucking flag and taking a stand against the hilariously ridiculous claims and cases Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are building against him and we chime in on Ace's spot-on rant in Guitar World about the situation;
-We observe the fact that it's about darn time Mike Portnoy lives in the moment and embraces his new place in the scene in the band THE WINERY DOGS and quits whining the fuck on about DREAM THEATER and fans that wear ''Dramatic Turn of Events'' t-shirts at ''his'' signings;
-We get into Mustaine's worst quotes of the week including his most recent political statements that say a lot about his hypocrisy, his apparent claim that he's better than James Bond, and his take on re-hiring ex-bandmates (and quote: it's like putting rotten teeth back in your mouth)
-We discussed THE SCORPIONS' diva'esque demands in their gig Rider; including porcelain toilets. I am absolutely NOT messing with you on that one;
-We talked about the very odd press dynamic between Robert Plant and Jimmy Page since Plant offered the man to work together on some new accoustic material;
-I reviewed upcoming releases from SATURN, HALCYON WAY, and BLACK TRIP.

NOTE: There's a slight error in the Mike Portnoy segment. I said he was with Pinnick in THE WINERY DOGS. The singer is actually Richie Kotzen who deserves as much accolades from people that know their music. Support this band if you know what's good for you.

-We played new shit from NOVERIA, THE DAGGER, POWERLORD, and more;
-I talked at length about Marty Friedman's claims that instrumental music is a ''dead end street'' and how it's bloody ironic that almost the entirety of his new solo outing, ''Inferno'', is comprised of precisely that- I emphasize how much he's avoiding to look back on the past when making that bold a statement;
-I talk shit about the Revolver Golden Gods and how they can't stop worshipping AVENGED SEVENFOLD in what seems like an effort to entirely ignore the gems of the underground scene for the heck of making an award show that's mainstream and downright awkward, and give some kudos to the Metal Hammer Golden Gods for coming up with a list of winners that actually makes sense;
-I talk about Gene Simmons' new business book, ''Me, Inc.'', and shed some light on the fact that he was never a true businessman;
-We look into Paul Stanley's new cooking show gig.

-We played new shit from SLASH, DEUS OTIOSUS, SKID ROW, GRAVE DIGGER, MASTODON, ALLEGAEON, and more;
-I laughed my ass off at Axl's serious belief that the original GNR lineup will reunite for a global tour;
-I settle the whole debate on a new SABBATH album;
-I comment on Steve Zetro Souza's return to EXODUS and input on the fact that this just might be what the band needs to return to its former glory;
-I review DEUS OTIOSUS' unique spin on oldschool death metal on their latest album ''Rise'';
-I gush about the masterful riffage on ETERNAL OBLIVION's ''Human Fields'';
-I comment on how technical death metal should always be approached and back it up by a solid fucking example in SHARDS OF HUMANITY's upcoming album ''Fractured Frequencies'';
-I rant about GRAVE DIGGER's grand return to the frontlines with their upcoming release on Napalm, ''Return of the Reaper'', and how it's gonna blow up the whole fucking summer in terms of important metal releases;
-I bitch a whole lot about MOTLEY CRUE's apparent desire to go country;
-I read a hilarious excerpt from ''The Dirt'', penned by Vince Neil.

-We played new shit from GOATWHORE, ACE FREHLEY, CROWBAR, SEPTICFLESH, HELGARDH, RONNY MUNROE, GRINDER BLUES, PENTAKILL, ARMAGEDDON, HUMUT TABAL, FALCONER, and more;
-I tore Sebastian Bach a new one for his decision to be a contestant on ''Sing Your Face Off'' and bitch about his Adam Levine impression;
-I take jabs at Paul Stanley's unending whine festival about the Rock Hall and how it's becoming quite an overblown and repetitive tirade for the living heck of getting press attention;
-We listen to Rob Halford's rant about how he once worked at a porn film theatre (he gets surprisingly involved in graphic joking about it and it's pretty goddamned hilarious) and laugh at the prospect that there might've been a horn player joining the band instead of Glenn, awhile back;
-I chuckle about Dave Mustaine's new politics-oriented project;
-I look into Axl Rose's apparent desire to release a Part Two to ''Chinese Democracy'' and also a remix version of the album's released songs and, by the same token, question his sanity;
-I talk about SPIRIT's lawsuit against LED ZEPPELIN for allegedly copying the main riff of one of their tracks for ''Stairway to Heaven'' and point out my reservations about this whole matter;
-I throw on some installments of METAL THAT SOUNDS LIKE OTHER METAL;

-We played new shit from UNISONIC, MORDBRAND, NEAL SCHON, JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK ANVIL, MARTY FRIEDMAN, and more;
-I dissed the living hell outta Chris Jericho's senseless press rants about his dubstep-infused nu-metal approach to new FOZZY material and even compare his new mainstream mannerisms with Bret Michael's;
-I pointed out that it's bloody hilarious every single death metal band out there lately is trying to sound like 90s swedish DM like it's the one bandwagon that's gonna swallow this entire sub-genre without leaving a speck of anything else behind;
-I review MORDBRAND's ''Imago'' and point out that its take on swedish DM is *actually* creative versus a lot of what hopefuls out there cook up in linear and strongly boring ways;
-I compare Marty Friedman's carefree approach to his new solo outing ''Inferno'' with Gus G's controlled and radio-friendly behaviors on ''I Am the Fire'';
-We discuss PANTERA's return to the metal world (and it will happen so brace yourselves for the best, or possibly worst event to take the headlines by storm of late);
-I weigh in on MOTLEY CRUE's upcoming biopic based on ''The Dirt'' and explain why it's relevant for them to make a movie and why GNR should learn from those factors and recognize they wouldn't have any ''balanced'' material in their script with an equal dose of drama and humour while MOTLEY certainly will;
-Bassist Snow from Montreal death-black metal unit HOLLOW closes out the show behind the mic talking about GHOST BC, GRIS, the upcoming release party at the Petit Campus for HOLLOW's upcoming full-length ''Mordrake'', and more. He also throws in a request from BANE, that he recently joined.

-We played new shit from LOUDBLAST, ORIGIN, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, RIVAL SONS, BLOODY HAMMERS, HOLLOW, TOMBS, VADER, and more;
-I reviewed LOUDBLAST's upcoming release for Listenable Records ''Burial Ground'' and emphasized on the fact that this band is about Variation, and that all that knew exactly what to expect from this record will be ridiculously pwned- I also pointed at the change of scenery producing and mixing these guys' music in the past must've been to Scott Burns, compared to his many camping trips over to Florida with CANNIBAL CORPSE;
-I talked at length about how much of a death metal summer 2014 is cooking up for us;
-I expressed my astonishement at how simply mind-numbing ORIGIN's new music is in terms of a revelation this year, and I look back on their previous release ''Entity'', weighing its pros and the cons that made me puzzled at their new direction;
-I reviewed HOLLOW's upcoming ''Mordrake'' album and absolutely fucking gushed at how they're well on their way to catching Europe's envious attention;
-I ranted about JUDAS PRIEST's music and the unpredictably jaw-dropping impact Richie's input had on the new material- I also pointed at my obvious idiocy at the assumption I'd made back in 2011 about how he'd try to bring the Lauren Harris band into PRIEST;
-I thoroughly and not so politely bashed the living fuck out of Robert Plant for spewing a bunch of lies in the press about how greedy and soul-damaging a new ZEPPELIN tour apparently would be to him;
-I expressed my complete confusion about Kirk Hammet's horrendous contribution to the ''"The Gay Nineties Old Tyme Music: Daisy Bell" compilation and how this thing doesn't sound like any fucking sub-genre of metal or rock or even SONGWRITING at all;
-I voiced my amusement at Sebastian Bach's pretentious and contradicting claims about being this universe's new God.

-We played new shit from HOUSE OF LORDS, KOSMOS, SKINTRADE, WICKED INTENT, MAYHEM, and more;
-I talk about my take on rock memoirs and how I recently started getting severely addicted to those, mainly because of how amusingly awkward the contradictions can get between the various accounts of bandmembers about situations that they describe from their respective bands' histories/timelines;
-I read one revealing excerpt from Peter Criss' memoir detailing the KISS recording sessions with one coked up Bob Ezrin;
-I unveil audio from Gene's memoir in which he calls Peter Criss tonedeaf and rambles on about how Ace Frehley is, according to him, a patronizing freak that stands up for his Nazi beliefs and praises Hitler like there's no tomorrow;
-I question the validity of Simmons' statement to the press going along the lines of "Gene and Ace are not excluded from the band's history";
-I check out Rob Lowe's latest press statements about the moment he got kicked out of CANDLEMASS for "reading lyrics out of a notebook during shows";
-I question Scott Ian's judgement when he claims that Jonathan Donais (SHADOWS FALL) "doesn't do much songwriting, but still hammers out lots of leads"- how in the heck are leads NOT part of songwriting?!?;
-I also thoroughly question Ellefson's definition of a "new direction" for upcoming MEGADETH material;
-I read an old review I hammered out for CANDLEMASS' "swansong" album "Psalms for the Dead" and underline exactly how stupid it was to let Rob go.

PLAYLIST:

1.MPIRE OF EVIL: Hellspawn
2.MANTAR: Cult Witness
3.KISS: The Devil is Me
4.KILL DEVIL HILL: Leave it All Behind
5.ARSIS: No One Lies to the Dead
6.HOUSE OF LORDS: Battle
7.KOSMOS: Violation du Passé
8.SKINTRADE: Monster
9.CHAPEL OF DISEASE: Descend to the Tomb
10.SKELETAL REMAINS: Desolated Isolation
11.MORTICIAN: No Light
12.DESULTORY: In a Cage
13.WICKED INTENT: Ricochet
14.MAYHEM: Psywar
15.AEON: Still they Pray
16.JAVELIN: The Cenotaph
17.FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Rabbit's Foot
18.SOUL REMNANTS: Cauldron of Blood
19.AXEL RUDI PELL: Long Way to Go
20.CARCASS: Buried Dreams
21.HOTEL DIABLO: Set it Off
22.FLOAT FACE DOWN: For the World to See
23.SPIRALARMS: Drugs & Alcohol

-We play new shit from PET THE PREACHER, THE PRETTY RECKLESS, KUOLEMANLAASKO, VENOMIN JAMES, EXHUMATION, and more;
-I observe the philosophies worshipped and shamelessly showcased by the panel of judges behind the Rock Hall and give my thorough commentary on Paul Stanley's take on the KISS induction;
-I give a nod to Nirvana's induction and completely tear apart the "credibility" of the unavoidable reality that Courtney Love will be there to accept the award for Kurt;
-I skim through Dave Lombardo's comments about the behavior of what's left of SLAYER at Jeff Hanneman's funeral;
-I question the relevance of a follow-up to "13";
-We check out METALLICA's Grammy rehearsals and give props to Kirk Hammett for taking the piss, making it obvious he finds the whole shindig ridiculously laughable (we have audio!);
-We dive into Nergal's views of today's crappy "extreme" scene and how nothing about it is authentic anymore- he openly disses the abusive use of hyperblasts in death metal and makes it quite blatant that he will never settle for one single sub-genre or way of thought;
-I review "The Satanist";
-I talk at length about my exasperation with gimmicky black and death metal;
-I praise MANTAR and their newest record "Death by Burning";
-I tear 80s disco "metal" albums a new set of assholes, and question the effectiveness of hardcore based on two-dimensional definitions of rage, and how it's misrepresented in lots of trendy bands.

-We play new shit from FATAL SMILE, MORFIN, MASSACRE, EXMORTUS, SLOUGH FEG, ADRENALINE MOB, and more;
-I cover the topic of the Superbowl and how much it has a stupidly effective way to turn a lot of "rockstars" into cashcow bait through adverts that are as ridiculous as they are self-destructive- I analyze two adverts and laugh my ass off at how absurd they sound and look, while pondering on exactly how overblown the concept around the event is;
-I offer a nod to Jim Florentine's wise input on Radio Shack;
-We look at a recent interview with Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil and talk at length about the blatantly staged "break-up";
-I comment on the "situation" around Dave Mustaine and the way the organization around the Gigantour kicked NEWSTED off the bill, and I ponder on the fact that Mustaine's judgemental behavior towards "evil" music and bands is fucking dated and stale;
-We check out what's gotta be the crappiest and most desperate publicity campaign Bret Michaels has ever done through his new brand of perfume and televised info-ads.